The Minister of Social Development is a
Minister in the
Cabinet of South Africa
The Cabinet of South Africa is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of South Africa. It is made up of the President, the Deputy President, and the Ministers.
Overview
The President appoints the Deputy President and m ...
who is the political head of the
Department of Social Development and its agencies, including the
South African Social Security Agency. The incumbent Minister is
Lindiwe Zulu
Lindiwe Daphney Zulu (born 21 April 1958) is South Africa's Minister of Social Development.
She was the special advisor to the President on International Relations. She previously served as the head of communication for the PAN African women's ...
and her deputy is
Henrietta Bogopane-Zulu.
The Ministry was created in June 1999 when
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki KStJ (; born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who was the second president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC ...
took office as
President of South Africa in the
1999 general election. Its precursor in
the cabinet of
Nelson Mandela was the Ministry for Welfare and Population Development, where
Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi
Geraldine Joslyn Fraser-Moleketi (born 24 August 1960) is a South African politician who was Minister of Public Service and Administration since 17 June 1999 to 25 September 2008. She was also a member of the National Executive Committee of t ...
was incumbent from June 1996 to June 1999.
List of Ministers
References
External link
Department of Social Development
Lists of political office-holders in South Africa
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